Hi Ian,
Always worth looking at patients' nails (I used to work for a
dermatologist)! I imagine you've excluded jaundice ? You don't give
any information as to the shape and appearance ot the nails, but
bilateral "yellow" nails with no other abnormalities suggests
diabetes mellitus first and foremost, and then amyloidosis, ulnar
nerve injury or thermal injury to the nail bed.
Regards,
Nick Miller,
London
On 29/07/2013, Barlow Ian (NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE AND GOOLE HOSPITALS
NHS FOUNDATION TRUST) <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> We have a patient that has yellow nails and are unable to establish a
> cause.
>
> We have excluded the common causes.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Kind regards
>
> Ian
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